Readers Respond to St. Clair Shores Not Pursuing Rat Bounty Program
Mayor Kip Walby announced Monday that the city would not pursue the controversial rat bounty program, but will still continue efforts to address the rodent issue in St. Clair Shores.
St. Clair Shores will continue to address the rodent program in the city, but without the rat bounty program. Mayor Kip Walby made the announcement during Monday's meeting that the city will not proceed the proposed $5 per rat program. "We are not going to do it," said Walby, who did acknowledge the city received negative press since it was first proposed. "We did try to put it out there ... we know there is a rodent issue." In the days following the announcement, the story was covered by a number of media outlets including Patch, The Drudge Report, WJBK-TV, Detroit Free Press, WJR-Radio and the San Francisco Chronicle. "We are concerned about our employees handling the rodents, but we are also concerned about getting rid of (the rodents) …
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Rick
12:22 am on Saturday, April 13, 2013
I have been snapping rats for a few years now in SCS. The large traditional snap traps work the best for me. Snapped over 20 last year and this year already in the teens. The problem is getting worse. One trick with the traps is to loop thin string on the bait tab and then mix peanut butter thru the small loops. The rat teeth get snagged on the string and it gets the rat every time. With this … more ›